Jason

Member since: Mar 6th, 2006

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Stream your iTunes music on the web using pulpTunes (Download Squad)

Jun 11th 2009 2:19AM Wow, I was up and running in 60 seconds flat. What a wonderful, simple service. Thanks for the tip! Now I can finally catch up on all my emusic files before they start turning the screws.

Apple still not off the hook for $1.99 fee (Engadget)

Jan 23rd 2007 4:08PM This can all be very confusing but SOX only requires that a company maintain a sufficient internal control environment. That control environment supports the appropraite application of GAAP. Rather than confusing/boring people with paragraph 12 of SOP 97-2 or TPA 5100.39 regarding a multiple-element arrangement or EITF 00-21 regarding one unit of measure, it is much easier to just blame "SOX". Its is an oversimplified way to get people to understand that the decision is not a matter of opinion but a matter of appropriate GAAP accounting. People get paid a lot of money to understand revenue recognition rules so to think that a lay person could walk into this situation and understand all the minutia is just silly. Who knows wether or not Apple even knew what their strategy was for this upgrade when they shipped the product. I can only assume that circumstances subsequent to the intital shipment necessitated this upgrade fee. It's really funny how everybody gets pissed off about Enron and Worldcom etc. but when the dirty details of revenue recognition get publisized, everybody is an armchair expert/critic.

It's our 2nd birthday and we're giving you the presents! (Engadget)

Mar 6th 2006 3:40PM The article of the turbo-charged vw was awesome and my favorite post of the year so far. I liked it for the pictures and funny commentary. Here it is if you'd like to read it for yourself.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/06/jet-powered-vw-bug-takes-to-the-street/